Theres an obscene gesture. Her husband, Cooper (Dennis Quaid) is a documentary filmmaker who does all the dad-like duties. She smokes a lot, always an ominous sign, and is ambiguous about Dale -- she loves the lug, but gee, does he always have to be pounding on her? The Tilsons find themselves trapped in the house as Dale cuts the electricity. The two are overheard having raucous sex, a loveless act barely obscured by a set of blinds. DISRESPECTFUL/BAD ATTITUDE
Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. Cooper secretly tapes Dale's father in a nursing home (to use in a documentary). Synopsis Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone) gets out of bed on a busy morning in New York City at 4:30am. The husband was trying to get better cell reception, so he wasn't near the well when his wife was shoved in.
I have always liked Dennis Quaid. Cooper races to look for him and finds him sitting on the street right in front of a stopped vehicle. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening. Every part he has, Plummer makes it exciting, and whether he has a few scenes or the whole movie, I am captivated by his performance. I only wish this film had chosen a course similar to The River Wild, the PG-13 white-water rafting thriller that found Meryl Streep and David Strathairn desperately trying to save their family from a vicious Kevin Bacon. To recap for people who havent seen Cold Creek Manor: Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone play Cooper and Leah Tilson, two New York parents who find themselves being swallowed up by the city and decide to take their family to a safer place. As Cooper Tilson attempts to protect his family from Massies psychotic ways, he also starts to piece together the mystery of Cold Creek Manors past well, actually its Dale Massies past, but Dale Massie isnt half as interesting a title as Cold Creek Manor. TENSE FAMILY SCENES
Cold Creek Manor. After Jesse is almost killed in an automobile accident, Cooper decides it is time to get out of the city. Cooper accidentally punches his wife in the face. Violence consists of several deaths (from smothering, a fall and unknown means), while attempts on others' lives also occurs. The Tilsons are always leaving doors open even though they know terrible dangers lurk outside, and they are agonizingly slow to realize that Dale Massie is not only the wrong person to rehab their house, but the wrong person to be in the same state with.
Quaid starred in a similar film in 2019 called. A few of them might have helped the movie a little more, such as in transitioning two confusing scenes and letting Dennis Quaids character get the upper hand for a moment. He has Polaroids of his topless, pubescent stepdaughter (glimpsed several times by moviegoers). Cold Creek Manor Woefully predictable imperiled-yuppie-family-under-siege suspenser. Kristen finds a piece of wood with the word "evil" on it and is then surprised by her brother. Also, what was exactly the train of thought for the family to believe the father killed the horse? Dale's father says that Dale is the "corrupt spawn of your whoring mother" and then says that Dale's kids probably weren't even his, that he couldn't even make babies. Dale then sits next to Cooper and similarly orders several shots of liquor, resulting in Cooper being a bit inebriated. Dale is helpful as the Tilsons adjust to their life. We see video of a teenager in a bikini in a pool. In Cold Creek Manor, documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his corporate-bigwig wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), relocate their family from New York City to a dilapidated country estate previously owned by an ex-con, Dale (Stephen Dorff), with killer obliques.Sound familiar? Ruby tells her sister, the sheriff, that she fell (instead of admitting that Dale punched her). There are a few deleted scenes, most of which deserved to be deleted.
When evil Dale Massie just stands there in the woods and doesn't push Cooper Tilson down the well, he stops being a killer and becomes an excuse for the movie to toy with us -- and it's always better when a thriller toys with the victims instead of the audience. She and Cooper lower a video camera into the well and find the rotting corpses of Dale's wife and children. Also, the cast is solid. If you are going to edit a lot, then make yourself a user and login. JumpScenes
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Jesse makes a comment about a parental moment being "Miller Time." Their two children attend private school. Hes just looking to get back on his feet. An intruder breaks through a door to get onto the roof.
Cooper and his family sneak onto and then into the estate before they put an offer on it (meaning they're trespassing). Topics ToTalk About
The screenplay by Richard Jefferies tells the story of a family terrorized by the former owner of the rural estate they bought in foreclosure. Two people clothesline a third with a rope that they then use to tie him down to a skylight. 5.0 (23,095) 37. We later see that saying on a sign in a bar. And both Cooper and Leah are tinged with the suggestion of adultery, because in American movies, as we all know, sexual misconduct leads to bad real estate choices. Yet in "Cold Creek Manor," a rather plain suspense film, I don't think there is even one thing that happens that I didn't foresee. Coopers Documentary looked promising. Cooper contacts Sheriff Ferguson, unaware Dale has attacked and disabled her and she is unconscious in her office.
He dumped them down into "The Devil's Throat," which is a well in the woods. Several people smoke cigarettes. Cooper throws some large roof tiles at the intruder, with one striking him on the head, bloodying him. Its great to see an average husband and wifewith a little help from the kidsteaming up to thwart a home-wrecker. He uses some profanity, drinks and drives, and becomes jealous of his wife. A sudden sound might startle some viewers. 1996-2022 Screen It, Inc. DENNIS QUAID plays a documentary filmmaker who becomes somewhat obsessed with discovering the secret behind the manor and its former inhabitants. Dale puts his hand between Ruby's thighs as she stands in the doorway of her camper. Sharon Stone is awesome. They then meet the former owner, Dale Massie (STEPHEN DORFF), who states he just got out of prison and would like to work for them restoring the house back to its once prominent state.
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Dennis Quaid as Cooper Tilson; Sharon Stone as Leah Tilson; Stephen Dorff as Dale Massie; Dana Eskelson as Sheriff Annie Ferguson; Juliette Lewis as Ruby; Christopher Plummer as Mr. Massie; Kristen Stewart as Kristen; Ryan Wilson as Jesse. None
He smokes a joint, uses strong profanity, smokes, has sex with Ruby and turns homicidal.
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At Bay Area theaters.) No one in this movie has a shred of common sense. He was trying to get better reception on his walkie talkie to alert the sheriff, and he didn't know the killer was in the area. A man smothers another man in a nursing home. The man's disjointed comments lead Cooper to believe Dale murdered his wife and children who have been missing for several years; Dale claims his wife fled with the children when he was imprisoned. scuba diving, Touchstone and Beyond: A History of Disneys "Fright Night", Touchstone and Beyond: A History of Disneys "Alive", Universal Studios Florida's Tribute Store Tells Original, Milk Creek Entertainment Inks New Home Entertainment, Touchstone and Beyond: A History of Disneys Cold Creek Manor, New Episodes Every Wednesday House of Mouse Headlines Presented by Laughing Place. Dale comments on Leah saying that he could have "f*cked" her anytime he asked.
Kristen finds a piece of wood with the word "evil" on it and is then surprised by her brother. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. As they begin renovations, they discover their new home harbors a secret and may not be completely free of its former inhabitant. "COLD CREEK MANOR"
Two people clothesline a third with a rope that they then use to tie him down to a skylight. GUNS/WEAPONS
Eventually the previous owner Dale Massie (Stephen Dorff) shows up and eventually begins to terrorize the Tilsons lives. If you are bored and have nothing else to do, why not. Question: When the girlfriend is at Dale Massey's grave at end of movie, it seems like it showed her angry face and then cut away to the credits. He had to drive up to the house, get out of the car, get the horse out of the stables, position it somewhere on the driveway, get back into the car, drive up to the horse and somehow hit it, and then drag the horse to the pool. Moderate
He then puts his hands on her butt and then under her short skirt, pulling down her panties in the process.
We see bloody water in the swimming pool and then see an underwater shot looking up from the bottom to reveal the silhouetted shape of a dead pony floating on the surface. Instead of following some sort of plot from point A to B to C to D, for reasons unknown we jump from A to C leaving B out of the film and leaving the audience clueless as to what some characters are talking about, or why character relationships have changed. Musical stingers hit moments where nothing happens on screen, presumably to build tension, but instead creating an almost laughable effect. Should you still be concerned about the film's appropriateness for yourself or anyone else in your home, you may want to look more closely at our detailed listings for more specific information regarding the film's content. If you were able to make it through the film once, you most likely will have no interest in watching it again with the director talking. A family moves from New York into an old mansion in the countryside, still filled with the previous owner's things. He only stops when the sheriff aims her gun at him. The pollution. After Cooper asks what she did, she says she said yes, but that an emergency phone call prevented that from happening.
One day the former owner shows up and makes himself at home. 21 offers from $7.49. Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. Cooper isn't happy about that and leaves for a while. Heavy
During an altercation, Ruby pushes Leah backwards. Disrespectful/Bad Attitude
SHARON STONE plays his wife, an executive who wants to get their family out of harm's way when things get too precarious. Profanity consists of at least 19 "f" words, while other expletives and colorful phrases are used.
The key player this time is Ruby (Juliette Lewis), Dale's battered girlfriend, whose sister is Sheriff Annie Ferguson (Dana Eskelson). The noise.
Dale has a bad attitude toward Cooper and his family and sets out to harass and get them out of his former house. The next shot she is talking to. Violence
Apparently, Christopher Plummer only spent two days on set filming.
We see various poisonous snakes in various places through the house, including in Leah's bed, in construction plastic along the ceiling, under Jesse's bed and under the fridge where Cooper reaches, unaware what's there. There, they've purchased a dilapidated estate known as Cold Creek Manor and move in with their teenager daughter, Kristen (KRISTEN STEWART), and her younger brother, Jesse (RYAN WILSON). Cooper also witnesses Dale strike his girlfriend Ruby in a crowded bar. Cooper cuts off a poisonous snake's head (with brief and slightly bloody results). It looks like the previous occupants bugged out in a big hurry, too, as they left everything behind, including personal. Taking a break from his multiple-perspective digicam experiments, helmer Mike Figgis displays at best a half-hearted interest in delivering the commercial genre goods, while Dennis Quaid and Sharon Stone fish in vain to find any angles to play in their dimension-free characters". Leah hears her kids screaming near the pool and races there to discover a snake in it (that Dale has captured and it isn't poisonous). .
We see several shots of Dale, sweaty and shirtless with his jeans riding down to expose the top of his underwear. KRISTEN STEWART plays the Tilsons' moody teenage daughter who doesn't like Dale from the get-go. Meanwhile, the more Cooper digs into the history of Cold Creek Manor, the more frightened he becomes for his familys safety. Future US, Inc. Full 7th Floor, 130 West 42nd Street,
Think of the trouble it would be for one man, working alone, to kill a horse and dump it into a swimming pool.
The couple charge at him with a line of rope, knocking him off his feet, then bind him against a roof lantern.
{The following four categories are based on a Film Reel scale. Kristen is mad at her dad when she thinks he accidentally killed her pony. If you want to say that, why didnt you say it in the movie? If you were a vicious mad-dog killer and wanted to get rid of the Tilsons and had just pushed Leah down the well, and Cooper was all alone in the woods leaning over the well and trying to pull his wife back to the surface, would you just go ahead and push him in? Thank you for signing up to CinemaBlend. Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. Dealing with bullies and/or the psychotic. Blood/Gore
1 hr 58 min. They check out the Cold Creek Manor, which has long been abandoned. Were they possibly thinking of doing maybe a revenge sequel? MUSIC (SCARY/TENSE)
Realizing he needs to figure out what happened at the manor, Cooper goes to interview Dale's father (CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER), who's in a nursing home, but all he gets out of him is something about the Devil's Throat. Cooper shatters the skylight, sending Dale to his death. Rated R . Dale's father says that Dale is the "corrupt spawn of your whoring mother" and then says that Dale's kids probably weren't even his, that he couldn't even make babies.
He talks about the rules of the genre, pacing, music, editing, etc. Moderate
Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. Some tense family material and imitative behavior is also present.
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Dale shows up at the trailer of his trashy girlfriend, Ruby, and begins undressing her. gtag('config', 'G-6VYSQ581R3'); A documentary filmmaker, Cooper is intrigued by the history of the house, particularly since the foreclosure on it left all of its belongings - albeit in disarray - still there and ready for examination. We see a pool of blood on the floor next to a person. We learn that a person killed his family sometime in the past and then see him kill his father. Dale slaps Ruby violently, then punches men who come to her aid before Sheriff Ferguson draws her pistol.
Leah tells Cooper that her boss asked her to sleep with him. Rewatching this film has only confirmed what I have felt since that first viewing at the theatre. We see the point of view of someone approaching Cooper. I had hoped this would be a mock up of the documentary Cooper Tilson was working on inside the movie. Synopsis Leah Tilson (Sharon Stone) gets out of bed on a busy morning in New York City at 4:30am.
In the end it is revealed that Dale Massie killed his family and buried them down the "Devil's Throat" and he was coming back to claim his property. Documentary filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his professionally. After purchasing an abandoned manor and all of its contents through a bank foreclosure, the Tilson's begin to restore the grand home. The house that the Tilsons move into is a real location in Cambridge, Ontario. Various clues, accompanied by portentous music, ominous winds, gathering clouds, etc., lead to the possibility that clues to Dale's crimes can be found at the bottom of an old well, and we are not disappointed in our expectation that Stone will sooner or later find herself at the bottom of that well.
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We briefly see Ruby kissing Dale while both lie on a bed, but he then sits up and nothing else happens. If you are bored and have nothing else to do, why not. Movie Info When filmmaker Cooper Tilson (Dennis Quaid) and his wife, Leah (Sharon Stone), tire of life in New York City, they buy a decrepit house in rural Cold Creek, N.Y., and move their. The restoration project derails when Dale Massie, played . I am an admin of this site. A person pushes Leah down into a deep hole in the ground (she's okay). The couple team up in a climactic struggle to defend their home. Sleep with a cop. [Spoiler Warning] Early on, Leah is propositioned by a business colleague to spend the night together. However, don't go out of your way to check in . SHARON STONE plays his wife, an executive who wants to get their family out of harm's way when things get too precarious. In their new home, which is beautiful but in need of work, the Tilsons find out that even though they are the new owners, the house has a story to it. He killed his wife and two children because they were going to leave him. Dale says that he hasn't seen his kids since his wife left with them some time ago.
It's presumed it was hit by a car, had its head bludgeoned (as happened to Dale's family) or had its throat slit. We see several tools on a wall, and Dale says that they're killing hammers with spikes in them, used to kill farm animals (some viewers might not like the thought of that). When you think you'll get an explanation as to why Dale Massie is wanting the house back and kill the current owners, you don't. Mike Figgis directed, composed the music for, and produced . As Cooper sorts through the mess in the house, he comes across many old documents and photographs, and decides to record the history of the building on film. Cooper Tilson, his wife Leah and their two children, Kristen and Jesse, move from New York to the country after purchasing a mansion. Dale Massie is the killer. Accordingly, he turns from friendly and helpful to increasingly volatile and dangerous. Alcohol/Drugs
Check out the mistake & trivia books, on Kindle and in paperback. Accordingly, he turns from friendly and helpful to increasingly volatile and dangerous. Belonging to the same genre as Pacific Heights, Fatal Attraction, Cape Fear and The Hand That Rocks the Cradle, this methodical, occasionally eerie thriller taps into our innate desire to protect family and home from a psychotic outsider with an axe (in this case, killing hammer) to grind. Dale punches Ruby and then punches several people who try to restrain him. Phrases: "Don't f*ck with him," "He'll rip your f*cking head off," "Shut the f*ck up," "Back the f*ck away," "Get the f*ck out of here," "You f*ck," "Oh sh*t," "You'll sh*t blood," "You little sh*thead," "You piece of sh*t," "You're full of sh*t," "You scared the sh*t out of me," "Corrupt spawn of your whoring mother," "Screwed up," "Where the hell /is he going/are you going to do about it?" We see a photo of a teenager giving "the finger.". "Do you know what you're getting yourselves into?" Answer: That may have been the intention if the film had been successful, but as it lost money, any chance of a sequel became moot. Dale Massie is the main antagonist of the 2003 film Cold Creek Manor. But COLD CREEK MANOR is definitely not a horror film. We see a Jeep that's been set on fire. PLOT:
She uses some profanity and states that she agreed to sleep with her boss to get a promotion (but that never happened). As they settle in, Cooper starts to research the previous owners, and eventually meets Dale, one of the former owners of their house. Dale goes after Cooper and Leah, and Cooper kills Dale by shattering the skylight on the roof of the house and Dale falls to his death. Cold Creek Manor is a 2003 American thriller film directed by Mike Figgis, and starring Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone, Stephen Dorff, Juliette Lewis, Kristen Stewart and Christopher Plummer. It just doesnt make sense. Leah hears her kids screaming near the pool and races there to discover a snake in it (that Dale has captured and it isn't poisonous). One with Quaid and the other with Dorff. The other featurette, The Rules of the Game is where Mike Figgis proves he is completely unable to work in the Thriller genre. Instead of finding a safer place, they buy Cold Creek Manor, an old beaten manor that they intend to turn into their dream home.
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For those concerned with bright flashes of light on the screen, some instances of that occur in several scenes in the film. The implication being that he hit the horse with the car. He said the film "belongs to the Cape Fear tradition of thrillers in which the mettle of a civilized family man is tested in a life-or-death struggle with crude macho evil".
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Later that night as a storm approaches, Leah returns to the house alone, having been informed by the children the location of a deep well on the property, called the Devil's Throat. With the locals becoming suspicious of them and Dale becoming increasingly unstable, Cooper and his family try to uncover the mystery regarding him and his former home before it's too late. Cinemablend is part of Future US Inc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. Remember the abstract passing of time I mentioned before?
Hi. He killed his wife and two children because they were going to leave him.
Maybe the family thought the horse got loose, or was out in a field overnight? Biography He grew up in Cold Creek Manor, with an abusive dad. Finally the film has a commentary track with the director. STEPHEN DORFF plays an ex-con who returns to the manor to work on it for the new owners, but then shows his true colors of wanting to get the house back for himself. Scenes listed under "Violence" might also be unsettling, suspenseful or scary to some viewers, mostly younger ones and those with low tolerance levels for such material (others will have little or no such reaction to them).
Leah shows some cleavage in her swimsuit. (2003) (Dennis Quaid, Sharon Stone) (R)
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